Blaine County in Oklahoma’s STACK turned out another 1,000-plus oil well according to completion reports shown on OK Energy Today. Houston-based Marathon Oil came up with the Calf Rope well located about 5 miles northeast of the city of Watonga. (1 16N 11W) Completion showed production of 1,385 barrels a day along with 2,152 Mcf …

Chickasha Democratic Representative David Perryman thinks the cry of the oil and gas industry over raising the gross production tax is a case of “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” He used it to attack an Oklahoma City oilman and to plead for higher taxes on the industry. It’s what he claimed in a press release made …

An eastern Oklahoma landowner who thought his land was worth $419,000 has lost an appeal with the State Supreme Court in a fight over an underground natural gas reservoir. In a ruling earlier this month, the high court upheld a Haskell County judge’s ruling that awarded landowner Royce Larsen only $9,000 after his 80 acres …

Another public meeting about the Keystone XL pipeline route through Nebraska has been announced by the Nebraska Public Service Commission. It will be held June 7 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. in O’Neill, Nebraska. The Commission will eventually decide whether to approve or disapprove the route. Public comment will be received on a first-come, …

Several anti oil and gas groups along with the environmental group Oil Change International are out with a report showing the U.S. government provides $7 billion a year in subsidies to support fossil fuel production on federally held lands and offshore waters. The report says the billions in aid comes through a combination of direct subsidies, enforcement …

“You can call it what you want. If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, it’s a duck! And this is a revenue-raising measure.” Rep. Collin Walke. The State House this week voted to pass a gross production tax bill. House Bill 2449 passed on a 54-44 vote while Republicans said it …